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Plexus wins Rosneft Vietnam deal

Sep 21, 2017

Plexus Holdings has been awarded a contract with new customer Rosneft’s Vietnam subsidiary  to supply its POS-GRIP high pressure high temperature (HPHT) adjustable rental exploration wellhead equipment for an exploration well offshore Vietnam…

Hyperdynamics going solo at Fatala prospect

Sep 21, 2017

Hyperdynamics will seek a two-year appraisal period to test the Fatala prospect area for commercial resources, but will go solo after partner South Atlantic Petroleum (Sapetro) decided to withdraw from the joint operating agreement (JOA)…

Repsol studies Liberator tieback for i3

Sep 21, 2017

Independent oil firm i3 Energy says detailed engineering studies into a tieback for its Liberator field have started. The firm is looking to tie the field into the Blake field host infrastructure, then through the Bleo Holm floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel…

Shah Deniz 2 topsides installed

Sep 21, 2017

The BP-led Shah Deniz consortium is on track for first gas for stage 2 of the giant project next year, following the installation of the last two major topsides facilities in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan.  Shah Deniz 2 PR platform installed…

M2 opens subsea test tank

Sep 21, 2017

ROV services firm M² Subsea has unveiled its recently commissioned purpose-built test tank at the company’s base in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, UK. The indoor fresh water tank, which can hold 73,600 liters of water, has been created for testing ROVs and ancillary equipment…

Alpha contracts Awilco for Cheviot development drilling

Sep 21, 2017

Alpha Petroleum Resources has inked a contract with Awilco Drilling for drilling 18 development wells on its Cheviot field development in UK North Sea. The drilling, using the WilPhoenix semisubmersible drilling rig, will take about 1080 days and is due to start in Q2 2018…

Aker inks Troll module FEED

Sep 21, 2017

Aker Solutions has won a contract from Statoil for front-end engineering and design of a new module to increase output at Troll, one of Norway's largest natural gas fields. The order includes an option for engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the module…

Discoverer Clear Leader axed by Chevron

Sep 20, 2017

Chevron has opted to terminate the drilling contract for Transocean's ultra-deepwater drillship (UDW) Discoverer Clear Leader, effective November 2017, prior to its expiration in October 2018. The Discoverer Clear Leader drillship was operating in Walker Ridge 758…

Uruguay launches third offshore licensing round

Sep 20, 2017

Uruguay's Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM) and national oil firm ANCAP have launched the Uruguay Round 3, an offshore licensing round. Image from iStock. Seventeen…

Power restored at Thunder Horse

Sep 19, 2017

Power has been restored to BP’s Thunder Horse production platform in the US Gulf of Mexico. Thunder Horse. Image from BP. The company has started redeploying offshore personnel to Thunder Horse…

EagleBurgmann develops HPHT mechanical seal

Sep 19, 2017

EagleBurgmann Germany GmbH has developed a mechanical seal for high pressure high temperature (HPHT) applications. The seal has been specifically optimized for subsea pumps designed for an absolute pressure of up to 1000 bar and ambient temperatures of up to 180 °C…

Wintershall to drill Balderbrå with West Phoenix

Sep 19, 2017

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has approved Wintershall to drill a wildcat in a prospect named Balderbrå in the Norwegian Sea. West Phoenix. Image from PSA. The well is in PL 894 at 1220m water depth…

Searcher begins Malvinas campaign off Argentina

Sep 19, 2017

Searcher Seismic has made its entry into Argentina with four new multiclient projects. Map of Searcher's four multiclient projects off Argentina. Map from Searcher. Beginning in phases…

Proeon hires new MD

Sep 19, 2017

UK-based safety and control systems firm Proeon Systems has appointed a new managing director. Richard Miller has nearly 30 year’s of leadership, expertise and knowledge in the oil and gas and energy industries, having worked at Aquatera Energy and Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions…

Pemex in Nobilis-Maximino deepwater farmout

Sep 19, 2017

Mexico's Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is seeking a partner for its Nobilis-Maximino deepwater area in the Gulf of Mexico, following the company's strategy to take advantage of the Energy Reform. Map of Nobilis-Maximino…

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